Israel and Iran appeared to back away from further strikes Monday, hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. Both countries warned that they were ready to launch retaliatory attacks if provoked.

A s the war in West Asia intensifies, more than 780 people have been killed in Iran so far since the United States and Israel began its strikes on February 27, 2026, the Iranian R

In the midst of the escalation between the USA, Israel and Iran, tensions reach as far as Dubai. A luxury hotel on the artificial island of Palm Jumeirah is on fire. Eyewitnesses report an explosion - official confirmation is pending.

The latest threat comes after a second day of intensified strikes between the U.S and Iran, pushing the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.

Tensions escalate as U.S. carries out more strikes on Iran after tanker attacks in Strait of Hormuz. Fears of renewed conflict rise.

By Ahmed Elimam, Eman Abouhassira and Andrew Mills DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite a recent escalation of hostilities but he flatly declared that the ceasefire reached between the two sides last month was no longer in effect.

Flights between Tehran and Dubai are to resume on Monday, Iranian state media reported, just weeks after Iran hit targets in the UAE with drones and missiles during the Middle East war. Iranian state TV and other media quoted Ramin Kashefazar, the head of ...